HMCC News

August 5, 2020

“Without The People of the Sea, Many Parts of the World Would Starve” – Pope Francis

On Tuesday, Pope Francis released an emotional video that will bring tears to the eyes of every seafarer around the world. The Pope has called on […]

August 5, 2020

Newport Shipping Eyes On Achieving IMO 2050 Decarbonization Goals

Newport Shipping offers a full range of services for LNG conversions for clients to meet the challenge of achieving the IMO 2050 decarbonization goals. The International […]

August 5, 2020

Video: Explosions At Beirut Port Leaves The City In Ruins, At Least 78 People Killed

Two massive blasts on the evening of Tuesday, 4th August 2020 shook Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, causing injuries to thousands and killing at least […]

August 4, 2020

Scorpio Bulkers Secures LoI To Construct Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (“Scorpio” or the “Company”) announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent to construct a Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (“WTIV”) with options […]

August 4, 2020

All Ports Across UAE To Resume Crew Change Operations

All ports across UAE will now resume crew change operations as per an announcement made by the Federal Transport Authority on August 2nd, 2020. All forms […]

August 4, 2020

Family Of Missing Seaman Writes To DG Shipping For Further Investigation

AB seaman Abey Chandran’s sudden disappearance since the 22nd of July, 2020 while working on-board the MV GLOCEM has triggered a request for further investigation by […]

August 4, 2020

COVID-19 To Stifle Container Port Investment: Drewry

The pace of container port capacity expansion is forecast to contract at least 40% over the next five years in the wake of the COVID-19 induced […]

August 4, 2020

MOL Introduces Virtual Ship Visit Application ‘Fleet Tour’

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced the release of the “Fleet Tour” virtual ship visit application using the Ricoh Theta, a 360-degree camera and the Theta […]

August 4, 2020

Carnival Corporation Delivers Two Retired Cruise Ships For Responsible Recycling In Turkey

Carnival Corporation & plc announced agreements with maritime reclamation and recycling specialists EGE CELIK and SIMSEKLER to responsibly dismantle and recycle two retired ships scheduled to […]

August 4, 2020

Indian Register Of Shipping Launches First Vessel For Unichart Navigation

M.V. ROKNOOR-32, a General Cargo vessel, built under the classification of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), was successfully launched from the Delta Shipyard in Chattogram, […]

February 5, 2021

Crew Of MV Anastasia Stranded At Chinese Port Gets Permission To Return To India

After much negotiations, China has finally agreed to release the crew of MV Anastasia who was stranded at the Caofeidian port of China because the Chinese […]

February 5, 2021

Port Of Antwerp Installs Smart Bollards To Increase Safety At Quay Walls

Port of Antwerp and technology company Zensor are joining forces to increase safety at the quay walls. Zensor developed the Bollard Monitor for this purpose, a […]

February 5, 2021

Canada To Ban For Pleasure Craft And Cruise Vessels For One-Year

The Government of Canada continues to monitor the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it is having on the marine and tourism sectors. Keeping Canadians and […]

February 5, 2021

Photos: Fincantieri Begins Dry Dock Works On “Viking Mars”

The keel laying of “Viking Mars”, the eighth ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for the shipowner Viking, took place at the shipyard in Ancona. […]

February 5, 2021

BIMCO And ICS Publish The First Industry-Standard On In-Water Cleaning Of Ships

Cleaning a ship’s submerged parts from barnacles and other growths, while the ship is in the water, can transfer invasive species to local marine environments unless […]

February 5, 2021

Bureau Veritas Certifies New Generation 3D Printed Propeller

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has certified a new-generation 3D printed propeller manufactured by Naval Group. With its 2.5-meter span […]

February 5, 2021

Wärtsilä And SAACKE Sign Strategic Partnership To Expand Their Marine Solution Offerings

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a strategic partnership agreement with SAACKE, Germany based global supplier of marine firing plants for seagoing vessels, offshore plants and […]

February 4, 2021

CMA CGM Supports American Customers With Increased Capacity In The U.S.

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, announces several initiatives it has implemented to meet the needs of its customers and make […]

February 4, 2021

Stena Line Plans To Launch Fossil Free Ships Before 2030

Ferry company Stena Line plans to start operating two fossil-free battery-powered vessels on the route between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn in Denmark no later than 2030. This […]